The British Constitution
Author | : Ivor Jennings |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 1967-01-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 052105429X |
ISBN-13 | : 9780521054294 |
Rating | : 4/5 (294 Downloads) |
Download or read book The British Constitution written by Ivor Jennings and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1967-01-02 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British Constitution is accepted, in England at least, as the symbol for soundness and reliability: and yet its unwritten mysteries and its practical resilience are the despair of theorists. It is as unexpected as a person, and seems to be defined only by the fact that it lives and works. This 1966 book, then, might be described as a biography by one who has a first-hand knowledge of his subject. It offers ordinary British citizens a reasonable and detached introduction to the system in which they play so large a part; at the same time it provides, for friends and critics overseas, a simple and reliable account of its growth and functioning.